President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Rep.Ilhan Omar could face jail in addition to deportation, calling the Minnesota Democrat "a disgrace to our country" as she faces a federal investigation into allegations involving her citizenship.Trump made the remarks inside the Oval Office during his fraud incentive program announcement, responding to FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence’s question about whether a problem with Omar’s age could lead to her deportation."Well, she could be.
She could also go to jail," Trump said."You know, they keep talking about deportation.
No, she could go to jail."ILHAN OMAR SHOULD BE JAILED, DEPORTED IF CITIZENSHIP FRAUD PROVEN, TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN SAYSPresident Donald Trump said Rep.Ilhan Omar could face jail or deportation amid a federal investigation into allegations involving her citizenship.
Omar has denied wrongdoing and called the investigation political persecution.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)The president did not identify a specific criminal charge or present new evidence against Omar during the exchange."This is just my opinion," Trump added, before calling the congresswoman "a very dishonest person" who "hates our country."OBAMA BACKS ILHAN OMAR AMID PROBE, ACCUSES TRUMP ADMIN OF 'APPALLING' TARGETING IN LENGTHY STATEMENTTom Homan, White House border czar, speaks during a news conference in the James S.
Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 28, 2025.(Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)His comments come after border czar Tom Homan said Omar could lose her citizenship and be deported if investigators prove immigration fraud.
Federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home Oct.12, seizing her cellphone and other possessions.The investigation centers on allegations that Omar or her father misrepresented her birth year on immigration paperwork.
The disputed timeline concerns whether she was a minor when her father became a U.S.citizen in 2000 and qual...